Blood Protein Disorders
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Blood Protein Disorders Categories.
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Agammaglobulinemia - An immunologic deficiency state characterized by an extremely low level of generally all classes of gamma-globulin in the blood. |
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Dysgammaglobulinemia - An immunologic deficiency state characterized by selective deficiencies of one or more, but not all, classes of immunoglobulins. |
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Hypergammaglobulinemia - An excess of GAMMA-GLOBULINS in the blood. It is seen frequently in chronic infectious diseases. (Dorland, 27th ed) |
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Hypoproteinemia - A condition in which total serum protein level is below the normal range. Hypoproteinemia can be caused by protein malabsorption in the gastrointestinal tract, EDEMA, or PROTEINURIA. |
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Paraproteinemias - A group of related diseases characterized by an unbalanced or disproportionate proliferation of immunoglobulin-producing cells, usually from a single clone. These cells frequently secrete a structurally homogeneous immunoglobulin (M-component) and/or an abnormal immunoglobulin. |
Blood Protein Disorders Definitions and Terms
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